Food cutter



W2G.MANSUY FooD CUTTE ocr. 20,1925. 1,558,197

Filed April 16. 1925 Patented Oct. 20, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM G. HANSUY, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

Appliea'tin nlea- April 1e, 192s. serial No. 28,508.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM G. MANSUY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne'and State ofv Michigan, have invented a new and useful vImprovement, in a Food Cutter, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a .food cutter, adapted for l0 slicing, or grating vegetables and fruits such as potatoes and apples, etc. In the illustration given, the plate used for cutting the food is adapted solely for slicing,al though it will be apparent that other cutl5 ting' discs may be used, which will be adapted for grating, grinding, etc., depending upon the structure of the cutting disc used. l An object of the invention is the provision in a food cutter of this class, of a mechanism having a readily removable cutter which is mounted upon an operating shaft in loose position and held in operative position by a readily removable cover, so that the cutting element may be quickly removed and replaced with a different style of cutting element.

Another object of the invention is the provision in a food chopper, of a cutting element having peripheral edges laterally 0 turned, oppositely, alternately, so as to afford a bearing and guiding surface for facilitating the eiicient operation of the cutter, when in use.

Another object of the invention is the 5 provision in a food cutter of this class, of a hopper formed from the retaining cover, so that small particles of food may be placed in the hopper, for cutting, when reduced to such dimensions as to render itno longer 0 safe to hold the food in the fingers.

Another Aobject ofthe inventionis the provision of a food cutter of this class, Which will be simple in structure, economical of manufacture and lhighly ef- 5# lficient in use..

Other objects will appear hereinafter. The invention consists in the combination Vand arran ement of parts hereinafter described an claimed.

0 The invention will be best understood from a reference to the accompanying drawinvention2 ings which form a part of this specificat1on and in which- Fig., 1 is a sideelevational view of the,`

invention, showing parts in section, l

Fig. 2 1s a front elevational view of the Fig. 3 1s a fragmentary front elevational yview of 'a cutting element used in the invention,

Fi 4 is a sectional view taken on substantially lineA-A of Fig. 3,

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on sub on suba supporting member 9, which is made, preferably, from cast'metal, and adapted to be clamped upon a table 10, vor other supporting surface by the screw operated clamping foot 11. Formed preferably integral with the supporting standard 9 is a tubular bearing 12, fromwhich radiate tripod-formingarms 13, which serve to support the rim 14, said rims having a recess 15 formed-therein. Projected through the bearing 12 is a shaft 16, upon one end of which is mounted an operating handle 17 and retained in position by means of the wing nut 18. The op` posite end ofthe shaft 16 is formed square as at 17 and adapted for projection through a square opening 18 formed in a'cutting element which is made from a disc 19 having its peripheral edges laterally turned in opposite directions .alternately as at 20 and 21. When the cutting element is formed in this manner, and' laced upon the square portion 17 of the s aft 16, a rotation of the shaft 16 will effect airotation of the disc 19, the lateral edges of the portions 20 serving to bear against the face of the rim 14 and the outer" edges of the portions 21 serving to bear against a retaining cover or disc 22. The marginal edges 18 of the disc 19, at the opening 18, are laterally turned to forma support or bearing 'for engaging the square portion 17 of the shaft 16. The cover or disc 22 is provided, along its edges, with enlarged openings 23 through which may be projected the heads 24 of studs or rivets mounted in the rim .22 is placed in position to permit the studs 24 toV project rough the openings23, a slight turningof the cover 22 in one direction will serve to lock it on the rim 14, In this way, the cutting element 19 is loosely positioned upon the square portion 17 of the shaft 16 and held in position solely by the presence of the cover 22. The cover 22 is provided, adjacent its upper portion, with an opening 25, at which the food may be held for being operated upon, when the cutting element 19 1s being rotated.A

Whenthe food is reduced to a small particle, so that it would be no lon er easy or safe for Athe operator to hold t e food in vhis fingers, the particle may be deposited in a hopper 26 formed on-v the front of the cover 22, so that the cutting element 19 may Athen Serve to cut the food deposited in the hopper. This hopper 25 is preferably made by punchin a portionof th`e cover 22 outwardly and wing it to the proper dimensions. The lower end of the cover 22 is provided with an opening 27 through which small articles of -food ma pass t when deposite between the outer ace of the .cutter and the-inner face of the cover 22. The food, when being cut, will ordinarily pass to the rear of the cutti element 19. and be permitted to drop ownzvardly mto a veel provlded for its recepion.

g In the particular form of cutting element shown in the drawings, the cutting element comprises a 19 having tongues 28 punched therefrom and sha' ned at their ends. If desired, the disc 1 may prov1ded w1th a plurality of projections or serrations, for eec a grating, crushmg'or pulverizing of e food, as desired, the particular form of cutting element bemgvoptional with the user.

0 u 1th a food cutter of the class described, 1t lgagparentthat the cuttin element nia be yand quickly remov and re lace ,f

Y tofefect various operations upon'the ood to be cut, xra etc. It is apparent that by flexing e tongues 28 outwardly at va angles, the thickness of the cut will be r vf e i: have. ilmenau and deseribea the preferred` form of structure, I do not wish to hunt myself to the precise'form of strucf ture shown, but desire to avail myself of such variations and Amodifications as come w1thm the scope of the appended claims.

,Having thus described my invention, what@ I c1a1m'as.new, a.nd deslre to secure by Letters Patent is:

` 1. A food cutter comprising a supportin member; a rim member mounted on sai f "supporting member and having its inner face cut-away at its inner edges to provide a recess; a rotatable shaft mounted on. said supporting member and extending axiallv of said rim member, the end of `said shaft adjacent said rim member being provided with at faces; a cutting element comprising a disc having an opening formed centrally thereof for receiving the flat faces of said shaft, the edges Vof said disc at said opening being angularly turned, the alternate parts being oppositely turned, the u peripheral edges of said discbeing an arly turned alternately in opposite d1rect1ons; a closure detachably mounted on said rim member and' adapted for retaining said-disc on said flat faces of said shaft, the angularly turned peripheral edge of said disc bein adapted for engaging the inner face of sai closure and the wall of said recess in said rim member.

2. A food cutter of the class described comprising a supporting member; a tubular sleeve mounted on said supporting member; a rim portion mounted on sa1d sleeve; a

shaft projected through said sleeve, the end of said shaft adiacenti said' rim member being provided with fiat faces; cutting element comprising a disc havin an opening formed centrally thereof a pted for Vthe reception of said iiat faces c-f sald shaft,

said o ni'ngbeing of' a shape to conform with t e contour of said shaft at said flat faces, said disc bein angularly turned alternately in o posiL 'rections on the face of said shaft or affording a support for said disc on said shaft the periphery of said disc being angular y turned alternately in opposite directions, the angularly turned Ezripheral portions at one side of said disc ing adapted for engaging said rim mem-y ber; a detachable closure mounted on said rim member'for retaining said disc in operative relation to saidi shaft, the angularly turned peripheral portions on the other side of said disc beilll adapted for engaging the inner fare of sai closure. j

3. A food cutter of the glass described comprising a )supporting member; a rim member carried by said supporting member; a rotatable shaft'carried by said supporting member extending axially of said mm ber, said shaft ha lthe end adjacent said V-rirn member provide' with at faces; a -cutting element comprising a disc adapted for vmounting loosely on said at faces, said disc having an o ening formed therein of the contour of sald shaft at said .fiat faces; and means cooperating with said rim' member for retainin said discin operative relation on said shat. v v I 4. A food cutter of the class described, omprising a supporting member; a stationary rim member carried by said suppporting member and having a. recess formed on its inner surface; -a rotatable shaft carried "by Said supporting memberfegtending axially l at one-side of said disc engagin the recess of said rim member; and a etachable closure mounted on said rim member, adapted for engaging on its inner surface the outer edges of the angularly turned peripheral portions on the otherv side of said disc, for retaining said disc in operative position on said shaft.

In testimony Whereof, I have signed the foregoing specification.

WILLIAM G. MANSUY. 

